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The Lady

“From House Arrest to Parliament”

2011 · 2 h 12 min
Directed by Luc Besson
BiographyDramaHistory

Cast

Michelle Yeoh David Thewlis Jonathan Raggett Jonathan Woodhouse Markus Waldow Susan Wooldridge

Credits

Written by: Rebecca Frayn

Plot

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese democracy leader, and her husband Michael Aris, and of the years of house arrest that separated her from her family.

Sinekatalog’s take

A sober biographical drama carried by Michelle Yeoh.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (11,740 votes)
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